Mop with Foldaway Rod

ABSTRACT

The present invention discloses a kind of mop with foldaway mop rod, which includes mop rod, water squeezing mechanism and mop head; the mop rod includes upper rod, folding mechanism and lower rod, the upper and lower ends of folding mechanism are respectively connected with upper rod and lower rod. As the mop rod of the mop can be folded, the transport volume and storage space of which can greatly be reduced, thus facilitating storage after usage and product transport, with the added advantage of reduction of transport cost. In addition, when the mop is being used, the mop head can maintain a steady tilt angle, so as to increase the contact area between the bottom of mop head and the floor, thus effectively improving cleaning results.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a kind of mop. More particularly, the invention provides a mop with foldaway rod.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Mops are widely used in households, offices, and public areas for cleaning purposes. It is composed of mop rod, water squeezing mechanism and head. When people are using mops, they always wish to have a long mop rod so as to facilitate the cleaning task. However, the longer the mop rod, the larger the volume of the mop, which not only causes inconvenience for storage, and more importantly, also increases its transporting cost accordingly. In addition, when existing mops are used to clean the floor, the mop head can not maintain a steady tilt angle, the contact area between the bottom of the mop head and the floor is relatively small, therefore its cleaning results are not very satisfactory.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

It is therefore an object of the present invention to obviate the disadvantages of prior art mop rod and to provide a kind of mop with foldaway mop rod, which can reduce its transporting volume and storage space.

A further object of the invention is to provide a kind of mop having relatively large contact area between bottom of the mop head and the ground when being used for cleaning the floor, bringing better cleaning results.

In the present invention, a kind of mop with foldaway mop rod, comprising a mop rod, a water squeezing mechanism and a mop head, wherein the said mop rod includes an upper rod, a folding mechanism and a lower rod, the upper and lower ends of the said folding mechanism are respectively connected with the said upper and lower rods.

In a preferred embodiment, the said folding mechanism includes screw sleeve, upper joint, connecting rod, lower joint and screw pipe, the lower end of the said upper rod is inserted into the said screw pipe to make the upper rod and the screw pipe keep tight connection; the said upper joint is placed into the casing at the lower end of the said upper rod and connected to the upper rod firmly; the said screw pipe is encased into the upper end of the said lower rod to form slide fit with the upper rod; the said lower joint is placed into the casing at the upper end of the lower rod to be connected with the lower rod firmly; both ends of the said connecting rod are pin-connected with the said upper and lower joints respectively.

In a preferred embodiment, the mop further includes a casing pipe, the said casing pipe is mounted inside the said screw pipe.

In a preferred embodiment, the said water squeezing mechanism includes hand grip, clamping holder base, left and right pull rods, left and right support rods, connecting block, universal base and left and right base plates, the said mop head includes firmly connected head and fixing board, the said fixing board is connected with the said left and right base plates, the said clamping holder base is rivet connection with the lower end of the said mop rod, the upper end of the said hand grip is rivet connection with the said mop rod, the lower ends of the said left and right pull rods are connected with the upper end of the said connecting block, the upper ends of the said left and right pull rods run through the lower side of the said clamping holder base, and riveted onto the said hand grip; the said left and right base plates are respectively pin-connected with left and right sides of the said connecting block; the upper ends of the said left and right support rods are respectively pin-connected to both sides of the lower ends of the said clamping holder base, while their lower ends are pin-connected with the upper side of the said universal base, the lower side of the said universal base is pin-connected with the upper sides of the said left and right base plates.

As the present invention has adopted the above-mentioned technical structure, when using, straighten the upper rod and lower rod of the mop rod, and make the screw sleeve and screw pipe into fixed connection, so as to keep the mop be a tightly connected whole for cleaning use. When the time comes for storage or transport, separate the screw sleeve from the screw pipe, fold the upper rod and lower rod along the connecting rod, in this way, the length of the mop after folding is nearly half of that of the whole mop before folding, which can greatly reduce mop's transport volume and storage space, thus facilitating storage after usage and product transport, with the added advantage of reduction of transport cost. Mounting casing pipe inside the screw pipe can further improve the strength of the screw pipe, as well as the sturdiness of the mop in usage. In addition, with the adoption of universal base structure, the riveting points between upper ends of left and right pull rods and griping handle, the connection points between lower ends of left, right pull rods and the connection block, as well as the connection points between lower ends of left, right support rod and universal base, line together to form a triangle structure. As a result, during actual usage, the mop head can maintain a steady tilt angle, therefore increasing the contact area between the bottom of mop head and the floor, thus effectively improving cleaning results.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The present invention is further explained in the following Detailed Description of the Embodiment, when read in conjunction with the attached Drawing Figures, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a construction view of the mop with foldaway mop rod in the present invention;

FIG. 2 is a construction view of a mop, the rod of which has been folded;

FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of part A in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a side view of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is an enlarged cross-sectional view of the mop, taken along the line A-A in FIG. 4;

FIG. 6 is a structural principle view of the swinging motion of mop head before the mop undergoes squeezing;

FIG. 7 is a structural principle view of the mop head entering tilting position after water squeezing.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EMBODIMENT

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 2, a mop includes mop rod, water squeezing mechanism and mop head. Water squeezing mechanism includes hand grip 10, clamping holder base 11, left pull rod 21, right pull rod 12, left support rod 20, right support rod 13, connecting block 14, universal base 15, 19, left base plate 18 and right base plate 17. The mop rod includes upper rod portion, folding mechanism and lower rod 9. Upper rod portion includes upper hand grip 1 and upper rod 2, upper hand grip 1 is riveted onto the upper end of upper rod 2. As shown in FIG. 3, folding mechanism includes screw sleeve 3, upper joint 4, connecting rod 5, casing pipe 6, lower joint 7 and screw pipe 8. Screw sleeve 3 is encased into the bottom of upper rod 2, with which to form tight connection. Upper joint 4 is inserted into the casing at the lower end of upper rod 2, and is firmly connected with upper rod 2 by point riveting. Screw pipe 8 is encased into upper end of the lower rod 9 to form slide fit with lower rod 9. Lower joint 7 is inserted into the casing of the upper end of lower rod 9, and is firmly connected with lower rod 9 by point riveting. Both ends of connecting rod 5 are respectively inserted into the grooves settled in upper joint 4 and lower joint 7, and are pin-connected with upper joint 4 and lower joint 7. Casing pipe 6 is mounted inside the screw pipe 8.

As shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 4, the upper end of hand grip 10 is riveted onto the middle portion of lower rod 9, the upper end of clamping holder 11 is riveted onto the lower end of lower rod 9; the lower ends of left pull rod 21 and right pull rod 12, which are hook-shaped, are respectively inserted into eccentric holes located on both sides of the connection block 14, the upper ends of left pull rod 21 and right pull rod 12 run through the lower part of clamping holder 11, and riveted onto the hole at the middle portion of hand grip 10. The inside ends of left base plate 18 and right base plate 17 are respectively pin-connected with left and right sides of connection block 14, the upper ends of left support rod 20 and right support rod 13 are respectively pin-connected with lower left and right sides of clamping holder base 11. The lower ends of left support rod 20 and right support rod 13 are respectively pin-connected with the upper parts of universal base 19 and 15, whose lower parts are respectively connected with upper parts of left base plate 18 and right base plate 17.

As shown in FIG. 4, lower support rod hole 28, upper hole 23 of connecting block 14, and middle hole 32 of hand grip 10, line together to form a triangle structure through their respective structural connecting parts. When bayonet 33 on hand grip 10 is locked with mop rod 1, the relative position of point 28, 23 and 32 are fixed. Meanwhile, the lower left side 30 of support rod 20 presses tightly against universal base's left upper end 29, giving the base plate a steady tilt angle. As shown in FIG. 5, mop head includes fixing plate 22 and block 16. block 16 is glued onto the lower side of fixing plate 22. Hook 34 at the upper side of fixing plate 22 is inserted into hole 35 at the lower side of left base plate 18 and right base plate 17. The inside of fixing plate 22 is fitted with checking cam 37, so as to prevent hook 34 from slipping out of hole 35.

As shown in FIG. 6, when the mop is squeezing out water, hand grip 10 dives left pull rod 21 and right pull rod 12 to lift connecting block 14 upward. Positions of hole 23 and hole 32 moving, whereas the position of hole 28 remains unchanged, which enables mop head to rotate counterclockwise with hole 28 as the center. When the right lower steps 26 of support rod 13, 21 touch tops 27 at the right upper side of universal base 15, 19, the mop head stops, and enters initial water-squeezing state. As the hand grip 10 is continuously moved upward, mop head enters water-squeezing state. As shown in FIG. 7, after water-squeezing being finished, hand grip 10 turns downwardly, and drives pull rod 21 and 12 to push connecting block 14, which subsequently drives the mop head to rotate clockwise with hole 28 as the center. When the bayonet 33 settled in the center of hand grip blocks into the mop rod, steps 30 at the lower left side of support rod 20, 13 also press tightly against position 29 at the upper left side of universal 15 and 19, with which the mop head restores to tilting position.

In the foregoing description, it will be readily appreciated by those skilled in the art that modifications may be made to the invention without departing from the concepts disclosed herein. Such modifications are to be considered as included in the following claims, unless these claims by their language expressly state otherwise. 

1. A mop with foldaway rod, comprising a mop rod, a water squeezing mechanism and a mop head, wherein the said mop rod includes an upper rod, a folding mechanism and a lower rod, the upper and lower ends of the said folding mechanism are respectively connected with the said upper and lower rods.
 2. The mop according to claim 1, wherein the said folding mechanism includes screw sleeve, upper joint, connecting rod, lower joint and screw pipe, the lower end of the said upper rod is inserted into the said screw pipe to make the upper rod and the screw pipe keep tight connection; the said upper joint is placed into the casing at the lower end of the said upper rod and connected to the upper rod firmly; the said screw pipe is encased into the upper end of the said lower rod to form slide fit with the upper rod; the said lower joint is placed into the casing at the upper end of the lower rod to be connected with the lower rod firmly; both ends of the said connecting rod are pin-connected with the said upper and lower joints respectively.
 3. The mop according to claim 2, wherein the mop further includes a casing pipe, the said casing pipe is mounted inside the said screw pipe.
 4. The mop according to claim 3, wherein the said water squeezing mechanism includes hand grip, clamping holder base, left and right pull rods, left and right support rods, connecting block, universal base and left and right base plates, the said mop head includes firmly connected head and fixing board, the said fixing board is connected with the said left and right base plates, the said clamping holder base is rivet connection with the lower end of the said mop rod, the upper end of the said hand grip is rivet connection with the said mop rod, the lower ends of the said left and right pull rods are connected with the upper end of the said connecting block, the upper ends of the said left and right pull rods run through the lower side of the said clamping holder base, and riveted onto the said hand grip; the said left and right base plates are respectively pin-connected with left and right sides of the said connecting block; the upper ends of the said left and right support rods are respectively pin-connected to both sides of the lower ends of the said clamping holder base, while their lower ends are pin-connected with the upper side of the said universal base, the lower side of the said universal base is pin-connected with the upper sides of the said left and right base plates.
 5. The mop as according to claim 2, wherein the said water squeezing mechanism includes hand grip, clamping holder base, left and right pull rods, left and right support rods, connecting block, universal base and left and right base plates, the said mop head includes firmly connected head and fixing board, the said fixing board is connected with the said left and right base plates, the said clamping holder base is rivet connection with the lower end of the said mop rod, the upper end of the said hand grip is rivet connection with the said mop rod, the lower ends of the said left and right pull rods are connected with the upper end of the said connecting block, the upper ends of the said left and right pull rods run through the lower side of the said clamping holder base, and riveted onto the said hand grip; the said left and right base plates are respectively pin-connected with left and right sides of the said connecting block; the upper ends of the said left and right support rods are respectively pin-connected to both sides of the lower ends of the said clamping holder base, while their lower ends are pin-connected with the upper side of the said universal base, the lower side of the said universal base is pin-connected with the upper sides of the said left and right base plates.
 6. The mop as according to claim 1, wherein the said water squeezing mechanism includes hand grip, clamping holder base, left and right pull rods, left and right support rods, connecting block, universal base and left and right base plates, the said mop head includes firmly connected head and fixing board, the said fixing board is connected with the said left and right base plates, the said clamping holder base is rivet connection with the lower end of the said mop rod, the upper end of the said hand grip is rivet connection with the said mop rod, the lower ends of the said left and right pull rods are connected with the upper end of the said connecting block, the upper ends of the said left and right pull rods run through the lower side of the said clamping holder base, and riveted onto the said hand grip; the said left and right base plates are respectively pin-connected with left and right sides of the said connecting block; the upper ends of the said left and right support rods are respectively pin-connected to both sides of the lower ends of the said clamping holder base, while their lower ends are pin-connected with the upper side of the said universal base, the lower side of the said universal base is pin-connected with the upper sides of the said left and right base plates. 